That means two people doing the work that could be done by one with the right software. Instead of one designer doing the drafting and engineering, Revit MEP needs a fully trained drafter and also an engineer. Revit MEP requires a CAD genius to operate. Design Master makes both the AutoCAD drafting and the engineering calculations easier.

Operating an engineering design tool shouldn’t be overly complicated. Revit MEP doesn’t seem to be so sure and often can’t handle the complex situations real life design presents on a daily basis.

If a piece of software is going to market itself as an “engineering” tool, shouldn’t it have all the necessary engineering calculations included in the package? And shouldn’t these calculations be developed enough to handle the finer points and nuances of design that come up once in a while? Design Master thinks so. But you just spent 10-15 years learning AutoCAD! And you spent thousands of dollars to outfit your entire staff with AutoCAD! And now Revit MEP wants you to throw away all that investment of time, money, and brain power in order to use a new program? When you use Design Master, you can stay with AutoCAD. When you take the three day training they tell you to forget everything you know about AutoCAD. Over 95% of the MEP engineering industry uses AutoCAD ®, which is why Design Master works in AutoCAD. Revit MEP may have engineers on their development staff, but it is the architects who call the shots. He keeps our software focused on the issues and challenges that matter to the engineering process. Our founding engineer, Mark Robison, P.E.,continues to use the software in his MEP firm, Robison Engineering. Over 35 years of real world engineering experience make Design Master the tool written for real engineers, by real engineers. Want more specific examples of differences? Browse our list of articles directly comparing features in Design Master and Revit MEP.

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